Accessory for use in connection with hair waving or curling appliances



July 26, 1927.

B. M. RAY

ACCESSORY FOR USE IN CO'NNECTION WITH HAIR WAVING 0R CURLING APPLIANCESFiled Jan. 14, 1927 Patented July 26, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BLA. MAXIMILIAN RAY, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

ACCESSORY FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH HAIR WAVING OR CURLING APPLIANCES.

Application led January 14, 1927, Serial No. 161,139, and in GreatBritain December 17, 1926.

This invention relates to an accessory for use in connection withpermanent hair-waving or curling appliances. The object of the presentinvention is to provide a device for use with hair-waving or curlingappliances employing steam, for the purpose ot isolat ing a tress ofhair to facilitate treatment thereof and at the same time provide meansto prevent steam or hot condensate, which escapes or issues from thewaving or curling appliance, from reaching the scalp and neighbouringhair, thereby eliminating the unpleasant sensation due to the steamcoming into contact with the scalp.

Broadly, the invention comprises a shield ot rubber or other materialimpervious to steam and moisture, having au apertured nipple throughwhich the tress is passed prior to being bound round the Waver orcurler. said shield being adapted to surround and close the lower`portion oit the waving or curling appliance so as to trap steam or hetcondensate escaping or issuing theretrom. The aperturcd nipple,preferably centrally disposed. on the shield. is constructed of rubberor other material of a compressible nature so that the aperture may beclosed in steam-tight manner around the hair drawn therethrough. Suchclosure of the aperture is conveniently effected by binding thecompressible nipple close to the lower end of the waver or curler aroundwhich the hair is bound, by means of string or the equivalent, butpreferably by employing a clip which enables the intensity of pressureupon said nipple to be varied, according to the amount and nature of thehair within the aperture thereof. After treating the hair around theWaver or curler in known manner to prevent direct contact of dry hairwith steam, the lower barrel or tubular end of a waving or curlingappliance is made to enclose the Waver or curler with the hair boundtherearound. The outer parts of the shield are then gathered round theoutside of the lower barrel or tubular end of the Waving or curlingappliance, being retained in position by a rubber ring or theequivalent, so that steam or hot condensate is trapped in the shield andprevented from reaching the scalp. Auxiliary shields or pads of felt orother suitable material may be employed in addition to the rubber shieldso that the rubber shield, when it becomes hot, does not irritate thehead.

In order that the invention may be more readily understood, reference isdirected to the accompanying sheet of drawings, where- 1n Figure l is ap`ctorial view of the shield constructed in accordance with thisinvention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view showing the manner of using same; and,

Figures 3 and l are pictorial views of two kinds of clips suitable toruse in association with the shield, the former kind being adapted toembrace both the nipple and the lower end of the Waver or curler, whilstthe latter grips the nipple only, being secured to the vaver or curlerby string or the like; and,

Figure 5 is a fragment-ary sectional view of a modified nipple.

Referring to the drawings, the shield l of rubber or other suit-ablematerial has solutioned or otherwise aiiixed to the centre thereof, anipple 2 of rubber or other co1n pressible material having an aperture 3therethrough. lf desired, the apertured nipple may be integral with theshield.

in use, a tress oi' haii` 4t is isolated from the remainder of the hairand passed up through the aperture 3 in the nipple 2, this beingconveniently done by looping the end of the tref's and drawing itthrough by means of a hair-pin or other hooked member. waver or curler 5is placed adjacent to the nipple 2 and the tress 4l bound around it asillustrated. A steam-tight closure at the aperture 3 is made bycompressing or constricting the nipple 2, the simplest manner ofeffecting this heilig shown in Figure 2, where a lenoth of string 6engages with the lower bifurcated end of the waver or curler 5, and ispassed round the narrowed neck portion of the nipple 2. Figure 3 shows aconvenient form oi clip vfor the same purpose. This clip comprises avband 7 of springy materiahthe free ends 8, 9 ot' which are bent orshaped to form ingrer-pieces. The ends 8, 9 may be drawn together so asto adjust the bore of the clip and so intensify the pressure on theenclosed nipple 2. Adjustment is effected by a hooked member l0 hingedlymounted on the end 8 and adapted to engage with one pair of a series ofteeth or spaced projections 11 on the end 9. An alternative form of clipis illustrated in Figure 4, wherein a length of wi 1e is bent tosubstantially V-shape, being provided with a looped end 12 which tendsto keep the The 7 limbs 13, 14 Wide apart. A ring 15 is threaded on thehooked outer end of the limb 13 and is adapted to swing round and retainthe limb 14 in close proximity to the limb 13, between which limbs theapertured nipple 2 with the tress passing therethrough' is gripped.` Theclip is secured to the lower end ol the waver or curler 5 by string orthe equivalent. To avoid `direct Contact of the steam with the dry hair,the hair is saturated *withv any suitable liquid or a protectivewrapping 16 of sachet,lint,blotting paper, oil-prootl paper or the likeis applied. The protected hairlll andthe Waver or curler 5 is housedwithin the lower barrel or tubular end of the waving or curlingappliance 17, around lthe outside of which the shield 1 is gathered andthere retained by a rubber ring `18 or the equivalent. A cup-like casingis thus formed in which any steam or hot condensate escaping or issuingfrom the. waving or curling appliance is trapped.`

A.' modified i'orm of nipple is shown in Figure., where, instead ofshaping the nipple to form a necked portion as in Figure 1, a tubularportion 19 of evenV thickness is doubled back upon itself, giving in"effect ka thickened wall.`

An auxiliary washer or shield or pad ot telt o'r the likenot shown inthe drawings may be positionedon the head below the rubber shieldhereinbefore Ireferred to. Such auxiliary washer is preferablyconstructed so thaty it may be slipped on the head sideways' to avoidthreading the hair therethrough. To this end a radial slit is made fromthe central aperture in the Washer to the outer edge thereof so that agap may be formed b v temporarily parting the material of either side ofthe .slit to allow the tress of hair to slip sideways into the centralaper-` :2. An accessory for use in connection with hair-waving andcurling appliances comprising a body of flexible material, a nipplecarried by the bodj1 and providing means for receiving a tress of hairto Abe curled, the portionof the body between the edge thereof and thenipple constituting a flexible appliance enveloping skirt, and meansforfholding the edges of said skirt about the appliance. i

5l. in accessory for use in connection with hair-waving andcurling-appliances comprisvingr a body Vof ilei'ible material, a nipplecarriedby 4the body "and also being ol flexible material,` means forcompressing the nipple,

au applianceenveloping skirt foi'medby the bedr lifetween the nippleandthe periphery thereof. and said skirt portion constituting :inenveloping shield for the end of an ap pliance for curling vor wavingthe hair and C! aboutthe appliance. i

ln testimony whereof I have. affixed my signature hereto this 30thday'of December` 1926.

means forholdinfrthe skirt portion clustered i BELA MAXIMILIAN RAY;

